he often kept company with leaders in cuba, iran and syria. his body will be placed inside a memorial until his funeral next week. meanwhile, the entire world is watching wondering who will be his successor. the north korean government immediately called on its 24 million citizens to rally behind his son, kim jong un calling hip the great successor. surprisingly, we don't know a lot about the son, kim jong un. he's either 27 or 28 years old. he spent time studying at an english school and avoided cameras most of his life. before this photo was released in 2010, kim jong un hadn't been seen in public since the age of 11. right now, great palkot has more on the north korean leader's life. >> this is how the world will remember the north korean leader kim jong il. rare glimpses thanks to closely choreographed media events. his rule was for the most part off-limits to the outside world along with his birth. he was born in eastern russia while his father was stationed there with the red army. but north korean lore insists he was born at the base of